Abstract
Using molecular dynamics simulations, we study the conformational properties of thermally sensitive telechelic star polymers that carry attractive end groups. The telechelic star polymer functionality is varied between f = 1 and f = 10. As the temperature is lowered, we find a collapse from a “star burst” (sb) to a “watermelon“ (wm) conformation and study the functionality- and polymerization-number dependence of the transition temperature. We also discuss partially collapsed configurations and multiple watermelon-like structures at higher functionalities.
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